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Exam 1 Flashcards

1
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Theory

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Explanation based on observations

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Hypothesis

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Prediction based on theory

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Research

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Test of the hypothesis, yields data that either supports or refutes

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Aspects of a good theory

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-falsifiable
-motivates new hypotheses
-parsimonious

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Replication

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Repetition of a research study to confirm the results

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Reasons a study may fail to replicate

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-benign: differences in study design across replications
-less benign: original study was a false positive
-even less benign: results of the original study were doctored to support the original hypothesis

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Independent variable

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Researcher actively manipulates one or more variables

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Dependent variable

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Measures how the variables affect the participants’ responses

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Independent-groups (between-subject) design

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-Each subject participates in only one condition of the IV
-Random assignment

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Dependent-groups (within-subject) design

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-Every subject participates in all conditions of the IV
-Counterbalancing: Order of conditions is varied across subjects

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Descriptive Research

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-Researcher measures variables but does not actively manipulate
them
-Results describe characteristics of variables and relationships
between variables
-Does not provide conclusions about cause

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Types of descriptive research

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-Case studies
-Observational studies
-Surveys
-Correlation studies

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Correlation

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A measure of the relationship between two variables

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Correlation coefficient

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A mathematical estimate of the strength of this relationship

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Scatter plot

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A convenient way to show correlation graphically

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Correlation does not

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Establish causation

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Quantitative Research

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Relies primarily on numerical data and statistical analysis to describe
and understand human behavior

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Qualitative Research

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-Seeks to achieve thematic description and understanding of behavior,
primarily through nonstatistical analysis of data
-May examine data without the use of statistics

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Mixed-methods research

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Leverages a combination of quantitative and qualitative methods

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Laboratory research

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-Lab setting affords most control over experimental factors
-The effects of the IV can be isolated
-High internal validity – We can be confident in the results of the study

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Field research

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-Research is conducted in a more realistic setting
-High external validity – The results likely apply to a broader context

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Population

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The group that a researcher
is interested in examining defined by specific characteristics such as residency, occupation, gender or age

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Convenience Sample

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Chosen for ease
of study (e.g., undergraduate studies,
polling in a single city or county). Results probably do not generalize to the population

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Representative sample

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Resembles the population (e.g., percent male/female,
percent young/old, demographics)

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Random sample

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Every member of the
population has an equal chance of being drawn (more well-suited to represent the population)

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Random sampling

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Uses random selection (all members of a particular population or subpopulation have an equal chance of being selected)

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Random sampling with replacement:

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A selected member is returned to the pool and may be selected again.

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Random sampling without replacement:

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Once selected, a member is removed from the pool
and cannot be selected again

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Stratified random sampling:

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Sampling key subpopulations based on
specific characteristics in the same proportion as in the population

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Convenience sampling:

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Consists of those who are available and willing to
participate

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Quota sampling:

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Sample represents key subpopulations

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Maximum variation sampling:

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Sample represents the full range of extremes

33
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Internal replication

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Occurs when researchers follow up their initial study with one or more replications and present this series of studies in a single research report.

34
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Independent replication

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Is a replication conducted by researchers who were not part of the original research group.

35
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Complete (full) replications

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Precisely mirror the original study.

36
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Partial replications

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Include some aspects of the original study.

37
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Direct (exact) replication

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Researchers mimic original procedures.

38
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Conceptual replications

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Examine the same research question but operationalize constructs differently.

39
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Replication with extension

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Add a new design element to the original study.

40
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Construct validity

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Are we studying what we intend to study?

41
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Statistical validity

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How thorough are the statistics that we used to back up our findings

42
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Internal validity

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How much confidence can we have in our
experimental result

43
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External validity

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How generalizable are our findings?

44
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Seven basic threats to internal validity

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  1. History
  2. Maturation
  3. Testing
  4. Instrumentation
  5. Regression to the mean
  6. Attrition (subject loss)
  7. Selection
45
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History

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Events to which people are exposed while participating in a study, but that are not part of the experimental manipulation
-Solution(s): Block randomization in dependent-groups studies

46
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Maturation

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Ways in which people naturally change over time, independent of their participation in a study
-Solution: Random assignment to experimental groups

47
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Testing

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The act of measuring individuals’ responses may affect their responses
on subsequent measures.
-Solution: Avoid pretesting or ensure that all participants complete a pretest.

48
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Instrumentation

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Changes that occur in a measuring instrument during data collection
-Solution: Random assignment; exclude participants with extreme scores

49
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Regression to the mean

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The statistical concept that when two variables are not perfectly correlated, more extreme scores on one variable will be associated
overall with less extreme scores on the other variable
-Solution: Random assignment; exclude participants with extreme scores

50
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Attrition (subject loss)

A

Participants fail to complete a study
-Solution:
Establish why participants drop out
Establish whether participants who remain in differ from participants
who left

51
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Selection

A

At the start of a study, participants in the various conditions already
differ on a characteristic that can partly or fully account for the eventual
results
-Solution(s): Random assignment

52
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Descriptive statistics

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The numbers used to summarize the characteristics of a sample.

53
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Frequency

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Count of how many times a score occurred

54
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Percentage

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Proportion of a score within a sample

55
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Cumulative percentage:

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Proportion of the sample that falls within a specified interval

56
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Positively skewed:

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Tail is on the right with more scores clustered at the low end of the scale

57
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Negatively skewed:

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Tail is on the left with more scores clustered at the high end of the scale

58
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Uniform Distribution

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All scores have roughly the same frequency

59
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Measures of central tendency

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Median, mean, mode

60
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Median

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The score that cuts the sample in half; 50th percentile

61
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Mean

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The arithmetic average

62
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Mode

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The most frequent score in a sample

63
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Range:

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Distance between the minimum and maximum score

64
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Standard deviation:

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How much, in general, scores differ from the mean

65
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Variance:

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Standard deviation squared

66
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Inferential statistics:

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Statistical analysis of data gathered from a sample to draw conclusions about a population from which the
sample is drawn.

67
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Hypothesis testing:

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The process of determining the probability of obtaining a particular result or set of results

68
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Sampling distribution:

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A distribution obtained from multiple samples of the same size drawn from the same population

69
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Null hypothesis (Ho):

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A prediction of no difference between groups of the dependent variable

70
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Alternative hypothesis (Ha):

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A prediction of the result if the null hypothesis is
not true

71
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Criterion of p < .05

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Indicates that there is less than a 5% chance that the
results were due to chance alone.

72
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P = 0.05 means

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If the null hypothesis is true, then there was a 5% chance that we would obtain our result. There is a 5% chance that our result was due entirely to chance

73
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Type I error:

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The probability of rejecting a true Ho; defined by the probability of the significance level of your findings
“false positive”

74
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Type II error:

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The probability of incorrectly retaining a false Ho
“false negative”

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